Iron Savior
| Iron Savior | |
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| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Power metal, heavy metal |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
| Labels | AFM-Records (current) Dockyard 1 Noise Records |
| Associated acts | Savage Circus, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian |
| Website | www.iron-savior.com |
| Members | |
| Piet Sielck Jan-S Eckert Thomas Nack Joachim "Piesel" Küstner |
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| Past members | |
| Kai Hansen Thomen Stauch Dan Zimmermann Andreas Kück Yenz Leonhardt |
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Iron Savior is a German power metal band that formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1996. Following a period of several years working behind the scenes in music production, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer Piet Sielck joined with former Helloween bandmate Kai Hansen and then-drummer for Blind Guardian Thomen Stauch in a new project that would blend power metal with a high-concept science fiction story.[1] The band's debut album Iron Savior introduced the story that would be told over the course of multiple albums, featuring a self-aware space vessel called the Iron Savior and its relationship to the mythical lost civilization of Atlantis.[2]
Critics have compared Iron Savior's sound and musical approach to classic heavy metal bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Queensrÿche.[1] Kai Hansen's presence in the band brought to the Iron Savior albums on which he appeared a style heavily influenced by Gamma Ray and Helloween.[3]
Since its inception, Iron Savior has released six studio albums, two EPs, and two singles. The band began recording their seventh studio album in August 2011.[4] Despite numerous lineup changes, Piet Sielck has continued to direct the band and is currently the only remaining founding member.[1]
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[edit] Personnel
[edit] Current band members
- Piet Sielck – lead vocals, guitar (1996 – )
- Joachim "Piesel" Küstner – guitar, backing vocals (2000 – )
- Jan-Sören Eckert – bass, vocals (1997 – 2003, 2011 – )
- Thomas Nack – drums and percussion (1999 – )
[edit] Former band members
- Kai Hansen – vocals, guitar (1996 – 2001)
- Yenz Leonhardt – bass, backing vocals (2003 – 2011)
- Andreas Kück – keyboards, backing vocals (1998 – 2003)
- Dan Zimmermann – drums (1997 – 1999)
- Thomen Stauch – drums (1996 – 1998)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Iron Savior (1997)
- Unification (1999)
- Dark Assault (2001)
- Condition Red (2002)
- Battering Ram (2004)
- Megatropolis (2007)
- The Landing (2011)[5]
[edit] Extended plays
- Iron Savior (1997)
- Interlude (1999)
[edit] Singles
- "Coming Home" (1998)
- "I've Been to Hell" (2000)
- "Titans of Our Time" (2002)
- "Time Will Tell" (2004)
[edit] External links
- Official homepage
- Official webshop
- Official Myspace
- Text of the Iron Savior story as told through liner notes
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Alex Henderson. "Iron Savior". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/iron-savior-p302825/biography. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "The whole Iron Savior story". Iron Savior. http://www.iron-savior.com/story.php. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Iron Savior – Biography". Metal Storm. http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/biography.php?band_id=226&bandname=Iron+Savior. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Iron Savior Newsarchive 2011". Iron Savior. http://www.iron-savior.com/news_en_2011.php. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Iron Savior Details New LP "The Landing," Streaming New Track
